Keeping in view of improving the business environment in the country, DGFT simplifies the Procedure for filing Application under Merchandise Export Incentive Scheme (MEIS) Scheme for EDI Shipping Bills.

DGFT vide its Public Notice No.13/2015-20 dated 27.05.2016 supersede the requirement of filing separate MEIS application for each port of export by declaring that from now onwards the applicant can file a single application containing shipping bills of different EDI ports. Accordingly shipments from different EDI ports will not require separate applications.
Facilitating above ANF 3A has also been modified by the DGFT.

However, in case of Non EDI Shipping bill applicant has to file separate application for each port of export.

DGFT also amended the existing Para 3.08 (a) (i) from “Duty Credit Scrip (including splits) under MEIS shall be issued with a single port of registration which shall be the port of export” to “Duty Credit Scrip (including splits) under MEIS shall be issued with a single port of registration which shall be any one of the EDI ports from where export is made. In case of shipments from Non EDI ports, the Duty Credit Scrip (including splits) under MEIS shall be issued with a single port of registration which shall be the port of export”.

Further DGFT also amended the Para 3.16 (b) wherein it is clarified that “Port of registration for EDI enabled ports shall be the port of export. Accordingly separate application shall be filed for each EDI port” to “Port of registration for EDI enabled ports shall be any one of the ports from where export is made”.